Measuring gauge



July 27, 1943. R. E. BAUER MEASURING GAUGE Filed June 29, 1942 R y w MA VB -n. E

ATTORNEYS the arm engages in an annular arm by a predetermined ter spindle.

the necessityjiof manipulating Qthejmicrometer each time it is desired to check the dimension of a part.

7 In accordance with this invention the dial in- H dicator H is actually operated by the micrometer spindle [6 to indicate the extent iotmovernent of the work engaging rod 25 relative to the micrometer spindle l6. result the dial indicator instance, i's'fixed-'to the rod 25 vbyiat bushing :25

" in-such a position thatuthe spring operated "plunger 21' of the indicatoris'directly in align- 1 As=shown particularly" in indicator has a pointer 28 operatively connected to the'plung'er 21 in the usu'ahmanneriby a Spring operated rack and a pinio'n mechanism,v not-shown -herein.- The face otthe dial is graduated to indicatefractions of ment with the :spindle is and'abutsgthelower end ofthisspindle. 1

an inch and "the 'scale is numbered in both directions *from Y the zero point-in 'orderto give both plus j and 'rninus'readings'.

ar -41 i I Inor'der to initially adjust the gauge to check the I desired" work pieces, is adjusted "vertically on the the l dial indicator 1 l 25 so that the *pointer 28"indicatesapproximately 4104 of- 'an inchunder zero when'the lower 25" is' "-free from engagement with the anvil l4.

lnother words, the as-to enable the rod initial *adjustmentis' such 25 'to move upwardly relative tot-he-Inicrometer spindle i'fi' appr'o'xin'iately 00405 an inch "indicates zero.

, Qnular groove 26" in the 'e'ter' "spindle IE allows "awork piece thatis v t Oran; inch in diameter; the micrometer-is first adjustedto its zeroposition. The'sli'de i2; is thenadjustedvertically by manipulating a; threaded I :-properly adjusted or,iin.

inch vertical; v

llqrelative t'oflthe' micrometer; v gan -emu measure from approximately -.00& of 'an inch" undersize. 'to approximately 1021 of an I 'incl'r' oversize. j

In the present instancelthe anlower end of the micromapproxim'ate1y" .025 of an movement of the diallindicator As a result the v r I Itwill, of"course, be' 'understood that these'dirnensions are; merely given f or the I; purpose of illustration and be'va'ried to suit difierent-conditions. I

' that it isj desired to measure ",jTAssum'ing now I v I supposed to be exactly .25

collar I 3 on the stanchion-"l3 untilfthe' lower end'of the rod contacts the anvil ll and'raises the" attached indicator 1 r relative to the microm- *ete spinie is :to

the extent requ'ired for the the pointer is to indicate the'zeroposition. The 1 l d 2 i t a lam e t f ien h h by ma i la net e clamping screws l5.

"In the event the dial indicator does'not read fzero 'upon c'orripletionof the above operations,

the rim of the dial indicator is; rotated inf-the prop er direction I I pointi'n registration with the pointer 28. When thisoperation is accomplished; the gauge is other words,the micrometer 10 reads zero, the dial indicator also, reads j to accurately position the zero For alccomplishingethis l I actually for ns apartof the work engaging means and, in thepresent agile 1", the" dial 'e'n'd of the rod before thepointerj28 on the dial that when the micrometeris adjusted to read.250

of an inch or, in other-words, toiread the specified dimension of the part to be checked, the 10 dialindicator returns to its initial position wherein the pointer indicatesapproximately .004 of an inch under zero. In other words, the rod .25 with the attachedindicator ll thereon is in efiect lowered so thatJwhen the-work piece is in- --serted beneath the rod, the latter is raised relative tothe micrometer spindle it. Of course, raising the rod 25 effects a corresponding upward movement of the dial indicator II and, since the upper end of the plunger. of the micrometer spindle 16, it follows that the pointer 28 ofythe dial indicator ,lil moves-toward thezerc point}. If the pointer 28 actua1ly-. regis I tersflwithathe' zero point, the vdimension of the work is exactly equal to'the specified dimension represented by the micrometer' setting. On the otherhand,-.i f;the pointer 28Vdoes not'quite reach theczero point; itfollows thatgthe work isundersizeby an: amountreadable directly from the scale onthe indicator: ,If the pointer. -28 moves beyond the zero point, then'the workis'oversize by ithe' amountaalso readably: directly from .the scale on the indicator. x 7 -It follows from the above that all of the work piecesiproduced maybe quicklyand accurately checked 'withoutfa'ny further. manipulation of the micrometer ID. This is, of course, advantageous because it "not-only .:reduces-. the possibility of .error to-a minimum but also facilitates production'of-theparts.

In order to obtain precision :measurementsyit is desirable to' compensate for. anyinaccu'racies that may. be presentain the; leada'of the'gmicrometer screw'and this is accomplishedherein inthe following manner. In detail,i:a gaugeblock of predetermined-size is positioned on the' anvil'l l and' the micrometer isadjusted until the lower end' of th'e work engaging rod 25' 'enga'ges 'the I 9 is then-marked opposite the reference line 22 in the-manner indicated bythe reference character ,3 fin the exaggerated view, Figure 3; -'This operation is repeated with gauge blocks of progressively increasing dimension and the resulting points 3 l are connected by the: ref erence' line 23. As a result of this procedure,

-the zero point 321s 'accur'atelyf established on the micrometer head regardless-of slight inaccuracies-that may be present in'the micrometer screw'i t v What-I-claim-as my invention is; 1 1

1. A measuringga'uge comprising; a-micrometer havingan; adjustable"spindle;" a work engaging m'ember supported to one side'of the axis --block.- "The head of'thespindle and connected'to thew'spindle for ment abutting the spindle-for operation thereby.

2. A measuring gauge -com' rising; a. micrometer'having an adjustable spindle, a work engag- 7 ing member in the. form of a rod supported to -oneside'of the spindle inparallel relation tojthe latter-and having one end engageable withithe work to be measured,: a'fconnection between the opposite endsof: the: r od anda-rspindle, enabling limited: sliding movement 10f :the zsrodpreiative 21 abuts the lower end 2,325,170 a a 1 a 3 to the spindle by the work to be measured; and the latter, a micrometer carried by theslide and an indicating dial secured to the rod and havhaving a vertically adjustable spindle, a vertical: ing an actuating plunger engageable with the ly disposed Work engaging member supported to spindle for operation thereby. one side of the spindle and having the upper end 3. A measuring gauge comprising a vertical 5 connected to the spindle for limited. sliding movestanchion having threads thereon, a slide having ment relative to the latter, and an indicating a vertically split clamp mounted on the stanchion dial secured to the work engaging member and and adapted to be secured to the stanchion at having an operating plunger positioned directly any one of a number of vertically spaced points, beneath the lower end of the spindle in engagean adjustable collar threaded on the stanchion 10 ment with the latterfor operation thereby. below the clamp and forming an abutment for RUSSELL E. BAUER. 

